the Colts Co-Chair Marketing and
Promotions Director David Murphy
says the favourite team doesn’t always The host Cornwall Colts plan on keeping the Fred Page Cup in Cornwall
win, which will make this tournament after the Tournament.
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an exciting one.
and willing to help. Murphy says this and family eating at restaurants
“It’s the team that has the right means Cornwall will be hosting a fun, like Schnitzel’s, Shoeless Joe’s, St.
chemistry and gets hot at the right time
Hubert’s, Boston Pizza, and Tim
exciting, and successful tournament.
that has a good chance of winning this
Horton’s translates into a strong
Not only will this tournament bring
type of tournament,” says Murphy.
economic spinoff, Murphy says. He
As the Fred Page Cup draws Cornwall some exciting hockey, but it is very excited for the tournament,
near, fans continue to support the will beneﬁt the city on an economic and happy to be involved.
tournament, as they have since last level as well. Businesses will beneﬁt
“Good luck to all the teams
summer. A number of businesses are in several ways. The booking of participating, but it’s ok if local fans
also supporting the tournament, and a approximately 300 rooms at local want to cheer for only the Colts,”
large number of volunteers are ready hotels and having players, friends, jokes Murphy.

urviving late-game penalty
trouble, the NGS Bantam B Rep
Braves took home the tournament
title in Chambly, Quebec, on
March 15. They hope to use the
win as motivation, as they host the
Tournament of Champions this
month.
After skating to a 2-2 regulation
score in Chambly (NGS goals from
Brady Norton and Liam Wilson)
against the Buffalo Shamrocks,
the Braves lasted a scary overtime
period, in which they took a penalty,
and prevailed in an exciting shootout
to claim victory.

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Carter Tait decided the match with
a beauty goal during his shootout
attempt. “I came in, faked a shot,
pulled the puck to my backhand and
before he (the Shamrocks goaltender)
could react, I put it upstairs – bar
down,” recalled Tait, with a smile.
Carter feels the tournament
victory will help motivate his team
who are hosting the Bantam B Rep
Tournament of Champions April
11-2 in Finch. “This was a good
experience for us. We know we’re
not going to win games if we are in
the (penalty) box. It’s easier to score
when we have 5 guys on the ice.”
Carter’s father Steve is the coach

of the Bantam B Rep Braves. He’s
excited to see his team compete in
the Tournament of Champions this
month. “It’s going to be a challenge
for sure; there are some real good
teams. It’s the best of the best, but I
think we can compete. It will be a
challenge to get through the round
-robin portion, and then you just
don’t know what might happen.
We’re going to use that tournament
from Chambly as motivation and go
from there.”
The tournament schedule was not
fully available at Sports Energy press
time with several participating teams
still to be decided because they were
still competing in their own league
playoffs. NGS along with Eganville
Valley Storm, Char-Lan Rebels and
the Embrun-Casselman Ice Dogs have
secured positions in the tournament.
The event kicks off on Saturday,
April 11 at 8:30 a.m. and runs all day
up to the last game starting at 6:40 p.m.
Playoff action resumes on Sunday
at 8:30 a.m. with the championship
game slated for 1:30 p.m.
“There’s going to be some good
hockey played in Finch,” said Steve
Tait. “I think it’s going to be a real
fun event. I knew we (the Braves)
were going to have a good year, but I
never imagined it would be this good.
We are going to try and get the best
out of them at the right time now.”
The championship run in Chambly
on March 15 started off with a 7-0
win over the Avalon Celtic, from St.
John’s, Newfoundland. Paul Perras

Eric Beugger, Tournament MVP

Photo byVicky Tait

scored three goals and two assists for
the Braves while Robbie Metcalfe
had a goal and two assists. Michael
Reid and Sam Quesnel, with two,
rounded out the scoring.
NGS goaltender Eric Beugger,
who was named tournament MVP,
secured the shutout.
In Game 2, the Braves and Beugger
picked up another shutout, this time
3-0 over the Vermont Black Ice.
Quesnel had two goals for NGS with
Norton rounding out the scoring.
In their ﬁnal round-robin game the
Braves defeated the Shamrocks 3-1
in a preview of the championship tilt.
Metcalfe, Brandon Buitting and Tait
scored the NGS goals.
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Chad Samson

and have the family support
and all your friends get to
go to the games and see you
play,” says Samson. He also
recalls scoring the Colts very
ﬁrst goal, at opening night
against the Hawkesbury
team.

hen you think of
Cornwall hockey, the
Cornwall Colts undoubtedly
come to mind. This year, the
Colts are celebrating their
23rd season. So, it’s only
ﬁtting to think back to the
Colts very ﬁrst season, when
Don Derry owned the team,
in 1992-93. Chad Samson
was one of the players on the
team during that ﬁrst year.

Samson loved the sport
from childhood, and can
trace his passion for hockey
to his Cornwall roots. “At a
young age it was the sitting
down with your father, and
watching Hockey Night in
Canada,” says Samson. “You
know back then there’s, my
god, so many outdoor rinks
that you could play on, it
was absolutely crazy. Right
from a young age I’d always
wanted to play hockey. My
parents were always there to
support me and get me to the
rink early and late, whenever
(the team) met; it didn’t
really matter to them.”

Samson, born and raised
in Cornwall, always had an
interest in hockey. He played
his entire minor hockey career
in Cornwall, played Junior
B in Morrisburg and played
Junior A for the Massena
Americans. He came to
play for the Cornwall Colts
in ‘92, when the Massena
Americans switched over to
the Colts, and he decided to
stick with the team for their
ﬁrst season. He ﬁnished
his hockey career with the
Antigonish Bulldogs not too
long after.
Samson enjoyed his time
playing in the Colts ﬁrst
season. “It was nice, you
know, it’s always good to play
hockey in your home town

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Samson, former Cornwall
Colt, stuck close to home.
After retiring from hockey,
he’s spent his time working in
the restaurant industry. Now,
Samson can be found at local
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By Staff Writer

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hen history is simply
regurgitated, it doesn’t
always tell the entire story. It helps
to have more meat on the bones.
A few months ago, a tiny little
souvenir hockey stick arrived on
my doorstep. It was old; it has
a red & black ribbon taped to it
and Champlain Hockey Club 16
& under OCOT printed on one
side along with 9 signatures. The
‘autographs’ I mused, must be
the kids on that team - Francis
Lapensee - JA Gauthier - G
Smith - Ed Miron - E Germain Ray Lapensee - F Deneault and
two men - President C Kuhn and
Vice, Rosaire Branchaud. It was
the inscription on the bottom of
the shaft that told the story of a
truly notable hockey moment for
Cornwall.
With a little magniﬁcation it says
“Cornwall Flyers - Hull Volants
Feb 26 1937 in Ottawa”. Did
this team of ‘under’ 16 year olds
attend the game and sign the little
souvenir as a memory of their trip
to Ottawa? That is an answer we
may never know, but I had to ﬁnd
out who won this game in February
of 1937.
Now, everyone who follows
our city’s sporting history knows
the Flyers of 1938 lost to the Trail
Smoke Eaters in the Allen Cup
Final, but what exactly happened
to the 1937 Flyers? This little stick
was about to tell us.
The best 3 out of ﬁve, Senior
City League ﬁnal series between
Hull and Cornwall began on
February 26 and ended on March
8 in Cornwall. Wrought with the
passion of post depression times
and the threat of war, the fans were
eager to let loose and they ﬁlled
the Ottawa Auditorium to capacity,
over 8000 strong for game one.
As reported in the Ottawa Journal,
“a healthy contingent of factory
town faithful” attended. Could it
be, that the under 16 OCOT team
was part of that contingent? As for
the game, Hull won 2-0 and took a
1-0 lead in the best of ﬁve.
Game two ended in a 3-3 tie - no
overtime in those days - and the
game ended up having no bearing
on the series. Game 3 went to
Cornwall 4-3 and that’s where the

drama began. Midway through
the 2nd period, tied at three, Hull
was certain it had taken a 4-3 lead.
Referee Eusebe Daigneault waved
no goal and ordered the face off
to the right of the Flyer’s goal.
An argument ensued and then a
prolonged discussion was taken
into the referees’ dressing quarters.
The Volant’s and league ofﬁcials
demanded that the referee reverse
his call and he steadfastly refused
and began to untie his skates.
ODHA ofﬁcials convinced
Daigneault to ﬁnish the game and
Cornwall’s Mile McMahon scored
in the 3rd and it held. The Volant’s
protested. The ‘no goal’ call was a
source of meetings, but the game
belonged to the Flyers who would
also win the next game 4-2 and
take the series lead 2-1. An extra
day of delay occurred for another
attempt at a reversal which was
again overturned.
Hull evened the series with a
3-1 win and game ﬁve was held on
Tuesday March 8, in Cornwall, at
the brand new Community Arena
where 3000 fans shoehorned into
the new ice rink.

By game time, word had trickled
in of the passing of the great Howie
Morenz earlier in the day - yet,
prior to the start of game ﬁve, more
drama. By rule, if the game ended
in a tie, a seventh game would be
required, but this night an overtime
period of 30 minutes would be
played and if still tied, only then
would a seventh game be played.
The league and district association
provided an afﬁdavit of sorts for
both teams to sign promising that
the game would be played until
there was a clear winner as the
next series in the Allen Cup playdowns was to start in Smiths Falls
the next night. That became a moot
point, as Hull would win the game
2-0 and the series 3-2. So, you
see, if not for that little souvenir,
we may not have even known this
much.
The Mini Stick is now a piece
of memorabilia for the Cornwall
Sports Hall of Fame. Do you have
a piece of our history? Contact
CSHOF Gallery Curator Thom
Racine for information on how to
donate or at least reveal your piece
of history.

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Rookie of the Month
BRETT NICHOL

- Cornwall Colts

Brett Nichol is the Rookie of the
Month for the Cornwall Colts.
The Kingston, Ontario goaltender
played the key role of back-up
goaltender this season with the
Cornwall Colts.
After an upset loss in game one of the
ﬁrst round CCHL playoff series against
Hawkesbury, Nichol was called upon
to replace starter Denny Doublestyne.
That’s when Nichol proceeded to play
3 straight solid games, allowing the
Colts to gain a 2-1 series lead before
losing a tough game as the Hawks tied
the series 2-2 (Colts went on to win 4 games to 2).
Nichol’s .921 save percentage over those three games mirrors his stats
from the regular season in which he played in 14 games posting a 2.57
goals against average and an 8-2 record with 1 shutout.

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guidance counsellor, but most of all,
my mentor. He truly had an impact
uc Rozon is a teacher, coach, on the woman I have become today;
mentor, outdoor enthusiast, and to always strive for the best person
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Let’s face it, for many kids, gym
class is the highlight of the day. Luc
Rozon sees this as an opportunity to
teach beyond techniques and drills
to impart values and lessons that last
a lifetime. M. Rozon is a genuine
model for his students and colleagues,
as he truly lives the lifestyle he
encourages. He believes in an holistic
approach where physical health leads
to a balanced lifestyle and overall
happiness. This is evident when you
see him snowshoeing regardless of
the wind chill factor. He ﬁnds a way
to embrace the outdoors each and
everyday, no matter the weather; a
habit he has instilled in his family as
well.

Luc has a way of using athletics
and sports as a means to teach the
bigger picture. He has a strong set of
core values that guide his teachings-fairness, commitment, perseverance-all of which are essential beyond the
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Luc has dedicated countless
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Luc’s colleagues also regard him
This lesson goes a long way in highly. Joshua Caissie, new teacher,
developing students who will remain and new to L’Héritage says that,
active well into adulthood.
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graduate recalls fondly, “M. Rozon coach, imparting to me his expertise
was my ﬁtness teacher, my track and experience in phys-ed, coaching,
coach, my volleyball coach, my and leadership. His door is always

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open and he genuinely wants to see simply saying hi and spending time
his peers succeed.”
with us...all of it contributes to fond
Obviously, the students have memories,” says Alexandra Roach.
really learned and beneﬁted from
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“With their home crowd behind
them, things should be a little
different this year,” he said. “It’s a
he 2015 Fred Page Cup is privilege and a great opportunity for
coming to Cornwall.
us all,” said MacDonald. “I’m sure
The Cornwall Colts Junior A the fan support will be really, really
hockey team will be hosting this good.”
year’s tournament, with games
The four-team tournament includes
being played at the Cornwall Civic the host city and the champions of
Complex from April 29 to May 3.
the CCHL, the Maritime Junior A
By Jordan Todd

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Grant Cooper, left winger for the
Colts, said that playing for the Cup
in Cornwall will be extra exciting.
“It’s pretty special, said Cooper.
“Knowing that you’ll have family
and friends watching, it’s always a
good time.”

Lawson MacDonald, a fourthyear player for the Colts, said some
of the older members of the team
remember losing in the Fred Page
Cup semiﬁnals in 2013, and are
looking forward to getting another
crack at it.

Hockey League, and the Quebec
Junior AA Hockey League. It is
played annually, and rotates the host
city between the three leagues.

The Colts last won the Fred Page
Cup back in 2000. This year’s team
is hoping to change that.

A Great Place to Play.
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The City is home to several world class facilities that host dozens of
tournaments each year, including the Cornwall Civic Complex,
the Aquatic Centre and the versatile Benson Centre.
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ocal 15-year-old Ty Celone
has been making his mark
in golf since the age of four,
when his father handed him a
golf club and encouraged him to
practice. Now, Ty is scheduled
to play in his ﬁrst Pro Am event
representing Canada, at the
MCB Curaçao Masters, in April.
He was invited to participate
by the Canadian Junior Golf
Association (CJGA), after
ﬁnishing second in the Order
Of Merit for boys 15-19 across

Canada.
Golf became competitive for
Celone when he was thirteen,
after his second big event on the
CJGA tour. He found himself in
the ﬁnal round, with a chance to
win. He says he felt the pressure,
but knew he could compete with
the top juniors.
Since then, Celone has been
dedicated to competitive Golf,
and loves it.
“I love the game because it’s
an independent sport,” says
Celone. “I have only myself to

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Lawson
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Williamstown

“My favourite sports
memory is from when
I competed at the Bell
Capital Cup in Major
Atom. We had played
the morning of the game
and I was lucky enough to
be chosen as a ﬂag bearer
for the Senators just before
their game that night at what
was then the Corel Centre. I
remember tapping all the Senators’
gloves as they came onto the ice but
the players that stands out the most in my memory is Zdeno
Chara. He was just so much bigger than all the others. That’s
something I’ll never forget.”

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blame when I have a bad day.
When I put the hard work in and
practice, it feels good to hit great
shots and play well.”
He is currently on three tours:
the CJGA, the Professional Golf
Association of Canada (CPGA),
and the Golf Association of
Ontario (GAO). Celone hopes
to pursue golf as a professional
career, but his ﬁrst goal is to
earn a scholarship and get an
education. He hopes, one day,
to ﬁnd himself competing in the
PGA Tour.

NGS
Bantam
B Rep Braves
forward Steve Tait
goes bar down
to
score
the
championshipwinning
goal
during a shootout
against the Buffalo
Shamrocks during
a tournament in
Chambly, Quebec
on March 15. The
Braves host the
Tournament
of
Champions April
11 and 12 in Finch.
Photo by Vicky Tait

The CMHA Peewee B Hockey
Team came out victorious
in the Eastern division of
the UCMHL. At press time,
the Peewee’s were playing
against Perth for the overall
East/West Championship.

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Story
Correction

n Issue #28, it was wrongly said
that local triathlete Dale Witty
was diagnosed with cancer. Mr.
Witty has never been diagnosed and
is simply an advocate to conquer
it. We here, at Sports Energy,
sincerely apologize to Mr. Witty
for this mistake.

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Sports Panel

Recently the OHL’s Belleville Bulls franchise was sold and is moving to Hamilton On. Cornwall lost it’s Major Jr Royals in 1992.
Would the OHL work in the Cornwall market today?
William Dillabough

The question of Major Junior
“A” Hockey returning to
Cornwall crops up every couple
of years. OHL franchises have
become multi-million dollar
operations.
Both the franchise fee and
Sports Enthusiast
operating budgets are in the
millions. So, the ﬁrst thing we need is an owner with
very deep pockets; second, would be the arena. The
complex would require major upgrading at taxpayers
expense. Most OHL arenas today resemble mini
NHL Rinks. The team would also need to control
concessions, parking, etc. Third - fans. I think you
would need a committed season ticket base of at
least 2000 to 2500 people. Walk-up would be needed
to bring attendance to around 3400- 3800 per game.
Current OHL ticket pricing is $20.00 – $30.00 per
adult and in most cases parking is an additional cost.
Fourth, we would need support from the corporate
community. Sponsorship packages, corporate box
rentals and support are essential. If we had all of the
above, who knows, we could be hearing “GO Royals
Go” echoing throughout the Ed Lumley Arena once
again.

Jake Lapierre

Having an OHL team in Cornwall
is a wonderful idea; to watch and
enjoy higher calibre Major Junior
hockey - to bring back the nostalgia
of the Royals and the opportunity
to cheer “up and coming” NHL
prospect players locally; however,
at what cost? The structure of the
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OHL has changed considerably
since 1992. The Ed Lumley Arena, once considered a
state of the art facility, would require extensive and costly
structural changes to meet current OHL standards. The
average OHL fan attendance is approximately 3000 per
game. Is Cornwall’s fan base large enough to ﬁll 3000
seats per game to support the team? Would an OHL team
beneﬁt Cornwall enough to entice the City to invest the
funding required for facility upgrades? Do taxpayers
believe an OHL team would beneﬁt the City of Cornwall
enough to invest tax money on a team and sacriﬁce other
City services?
The City of Belleville, (population 49,454 according to
the 2011 census) was faced with similar issues to keep an
OHL team in Belleville. The Bulls are now relocating to
the First Ontario Centre in Hamilton.
Would I like to see an OHL team in Cornwall? Absolutely
but I’m also realistic. Do I believe Cornwall has the
appetite for an OHL team at today’s price tag? In my
opinion, I don’t believe so, but that’s just my opinion.

Jim Riddell

The idea of having an OHL team in
Cornwall is not all that farfetched.
Cornwall is a great hockey town,
the Ed Lumley arena has the
capacity to accommodate the
team and the necessary education
and billeting partners would
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compare favourably to any city in
the league. Cornwall, however, is at a disadvantage to
most other team in both location and population density.
Using Belleville as an example, the city’s population
is similar to Cornwall, but with Napanee and Trenton
just a few minutes on either side, the numbers double.
Cornwall would have only the Ottawa 67’s as natural
rivals while most other teams have several. Belleville
has Kingston, Oshawa, and Peterborough within easy
driving distance. Even with a greater population and
proximity to the fan base of other teams, Belleville has
been at or near the bottom of the OHL in attendance!
Five of the twenty teams in the league are averaging
3000 or more in attendance per game. Many people in
Cornwall and surrounding area would appreciate and
support an OHL team, but to average 3000 fans per
game over 34 home games might be overly optimistic.
I do not think that we would have the fan support to
sustain an OHL team in Cornwall.

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Mike Proulx Volleyball Tournament for CHEO
By Jennifer Halsall

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pring is here! And for Mike
Proulx, there’s no better way
to welcome in the warmth than
a game of volleyball. For the
11th consecutive year, he will
be hosting his annual volleyball
tournament to raise money for the
Children’s Hospital of Eastern
Ontario.
“It’s a day of fun,” he says.
“It’s been going on for a few
years and I just love where the
money’s going.”

This year’s tournament falls
on April 11, and will feature
12 teams competing in three
divisions. The event will feature
food, rafﬂes, and several other
unique highlights such as the
skunk award - a decorated clothes
pin given to the last place team.
Proulx says he initially got the
idea for the tournament when
CHEO was threatened with
closure. “I remember it was on
the news that the government
wasn’t funding it, and they were
ready to close the hospital,” he
says. “and that’s when everyone
started doing stuff, and that’s
why I got involved.”

“The last two years is when it
really hit off,” he says. “I have
a lot of people who want to
volunteer and come out. I don’t
refuse them –I say yeah, if you
want to volunteer, come on out
and I’ll ﬁnd something for you
to do.”

Proulx’ inclusive attitude
extends to the players themselves,
who register in droves. “I don’t
refuse anybody,” he says. “A lot
of the players come back and
I’m getting more and more every
The spirit of community year, and sometimes I have a
has
continued
since
the waiting list to see if somebody
tournament’s origin, but Proulx drops out at the last minute.”
says this year he’s receiving
For Proulx, there’s no better
more support than ever before
–sponsors are now calling him way to give back to the hospital
to donate. To accompany the he’s come to love. “We laugh,
corporate donations, a platoon we laugh all day,” he says.
of community members ties “and every dollar counts. I love
CHEO.”
everything together.
Though the hospital is no
longer threatened with closure,
he “keeps going anyways, since
the money’s going to a good
cause.”

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ANDY BROWN: Loves his Job, Loves the Game
By Jordan Todd

A

ndy Brown currently loves his
position as the Owen Sound
Attack athletic therapist. Growing
up in Cornwall, though, he never
thought hockey was where he would
end up.
Brown studied kinesiology at
Lakehead University, before moving
on to study athletic therapy at Sheridan
College. As part of his placement at
Sheridan, he ended up working with
the Milton Merchants hockey team.
That was his ﬁrst hockey experience,
and the rest is history.
“It’s one of those things,” said
Brown. “I didn’t choose the path, it
chose me.”
In 2003, Brown was hired by the
Kingston Frontenacs as their head
therapist. After his second year in
Kingston, an opportunity came up in
Owen Sound that offered more job
security. He jumped at the chance.
Ten seasons later, he still loves his
job.

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at the Joe St.Denis ﬁeld. Longevity took the victory in a tight game
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“Game nights are my favourite,”
said Brown. “That’s why you do it, to
be part of the action, be on the bench.
There isn’t anything better.”
Brown has even worked some
international events before, and he’s
hoping more are in his future. He
worked for Team Ontario at the U-17
world challenge in 2006, and the
Canadian U-18 team in the summer
of 2009. Some of the players on those
teams: John Tavares, P.K. Subban,
and Drew Doughty - to name a few.
However, Brown says the highlight
of his career was Owen Sound
winning the OHL championship in
2011.
“There wasn’t anything that beats
that moment,” said Brown. “That
was the absolute best.”

The Games Are Over, but the Memories Live On …
Don Grant
from the rink at 59. It was in 1996 that Grant was
inducted into Cornwall’s Hall of Fame, solidifying
a 45-year-career that he can be most proud of.

By Krystina Caponi

L

ooking back on his hockey career, Don Grant
“I thought this would be a nice honour and sure
says his proudest moment was being inducted
into the Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame. Born in enough it happened for me.”
Ontario, Grant, now 84, began playing hockey as a
goaltender in 1944 for the O.C.O.T organization.
“Back then nobody wanted to play goalie
because we didn’t’t wear masks,” recalls Grant,
“but I wanted to play goalie because I liked it, I
was good at it, so I fell right into it.”
From 1945-1949, Grant earned himself a spot
on several teams—from the Cornwall Falcons
to the Maxville Millionaires. And in 1950, the
then 19-year-old was invited to play professional
hockey in Scotland. Along with other Cornwall
players, Grant played overseas for four years.
After returning to Cornwall, from 1955-1964,
Grant played for the Hawkesbury Hawks, Brockville Braves and Morrisburg Combines, to name
a few. It was during this time that Grant participated in the Allan Cup Quarter Finals—another of
his most memorable feats.
Afterwards, Grant worked as a referee and went
on to play old timers hockey with the Cornwall
Hubs from 1976-1987. He eventually retired

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The Seaway Roller Derby Girls are Passionate,
Empowered and Ready for Season Three
By: Molly Kett

C

ornwall’s Seaway Roller Derby
Girls are skating into their third
season, with the home opener coming
up fast on May 2, and a busy summer
of games and training ahead. The girls
love the sport and are raring to go for
this upcoming season. But some of
you might be wondering, what is roller
derby all about?
Vince Jasiewicz, SRDG’s bench
manager, says it’s about passion. He
says roller derby “brings women
together from all different walks of
life.” SRDG’s youngest member is 16,
and their oldest is in her early 50s.
Roller Derby is a contact sport, in
Submitted photo
which teams earn points by having their The Power Dames provide non stop action.
scoring player, or the “Jammer”, lap ﬁve ladies met for the ﬁrst ofﬁcial derby awesome!”
members of the opposing team at the meeting in Cornwall. In November of
He began refereeing for the team,
same time as trying to block the other that year, SRDG held their ﬁrst ofﬁcial and helping at every turn. By January
team from getting points. In order to practice, and the team was born.
of 2014, he was asked to fulﬁll the
play ofﬁcial games, players must be
Jasiewicz says he got involved due duties as Bench Manager. Since then,
18.
to his wife’s interest in participating. his entire family has gotten involved.
Jasiewicz says the team originally He went to watch her play practice “There is no end in sight as far as our
began as a Facebook page, “We Want scrimmages, and thought to himself “I involvement is concerned. We are a
Roller Derby in Cornwall.” In 2011, have to get involved with this, this is derby family,” says Jasiewicz.

Roller derby’s popularity is
continuously growing. Jasiewicz says
women’s ﬂat track roller derby is the
fastest growing sport in the world.
Despite this, he says SRDG has had
difﬁculties being recognized and
gaining popularity. “In Cornwall there
has been a bit of a struggle to get Roller
Derby recognized,” says Jasiewicz.
“Many people have still not heard of
SRDG. Those who have, remember
old-school roller derby, back when
Skinny Mini Miller was a household
name and derby bouts were scripted.
Modern day roller Derby is so far
removed from that.”
A few of the girls from the team,
Amy Brown (team name Celtica
Whips) and Dana Jasiewicz (team
name Sweet Sinister Pain), agree that
they love being a part of roller derby
for the camaraderie, stress relief, sense
of family, women’s empowerment and
a sense of belonging.
“It doesn’t matter what your age is,
what size you are, what skill level you
are; all are welcomed with open arms,”
says Jasiewicz.

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In February, Sheldon trained alongside his teammates, with La Citadelle’s
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embraced every moment. During their team practices, Sheldon was always
pushing himself, in order to achieve new levels of accomplishment. He
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Sarah Whelan
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Sarah Whelan is a multisport athlete who
excels in all areas of school life. She is
a grade ten student who boasts an 85%
average while participating in many
extra- curricular activities. She has been a
member of the cross country and track and
ﬁeld teams and has qualiﬁed for EOSSA
in both individual sports. Sarah also was a
key member of the volleyball, badminton
and soccer teams. Last year, she captained
her soccer team to an EOSSA championship,
while also being named the team MVP.
Sarah’s love and dedication to soccer far exceeds
the high school sport. She has trained with the
Ontario U16 Provincial Soccer team in Toronto and is
currently a member of the Fury U18 Elite Academy. This
commitment involves travel to and from Ottawa at least ﬁve days per week. She also
gives back to the soccer community and has volunteered as an instructor at both the
First Touch Soccer Camp and the Christina Julien Soccer Camp.
Sarah’s involvement in athletics has helped her to become an active leader in the
school. Despite being a junior athlete, she is an excellent role model for younger
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Elissa Armstrong
L’Héritage Cornwall

Elissa Armstrong is a quiet leader
in our school who skillfully pairs
academics and athletics. Elissa has
been involved in school sports since
her ﬁrst year here at l’Héritage.
During her time here, she has been
a member of many teams including
badminton and soccer. Her ﬁrst
passion, however, is volleyball. She
was named captain of the senior varsity
team two years in a row--a team that this
year was SDG “AA” champions! Her volleyball
skills are evident within the community as well, as she is has been a
member of the Cornwall Vikings Volleyball Club for the past two years.
While balancing academic excellence with a busy athletic schedule,
Elissa also volunteers her time as a spokesperson and member of the
ski club and as head ofﬁcial of several events during the track and
ﬁelds season. Elissa is dedicated, disciplined, and determined--all of
which are obvious in class and on the court!

he Seaway Valley Devils recently
participated in Portage la Prairie,
Manitoba during the National
Broomball Championships held from
March 23-29,2015 returning as the
Gold Medal Champs. They took their
only loss in their ﬁrst game 2-1 against
CAJ Centre du Quebec but came
back strong against the Big River
Crusaders from Sask blanking them
6-0. The Devils then beat the Quebec
T-Miss 2-0. Moving on to another
big 7-0 shut out over team Manitoba
put the Devils in the right frame of
mind to take on ON#2 Twisted Sister
and claimed a 4-0 victory.
They defeated the Eastern Thunder,
the defending champs 1-0 in the
semi-ﬁnals on Friday, to advance to
the championship game against the
CAJ on Saturday, claiming a 1-0
victory. Congratulations to our local
Seaway Valley Devils, and a heartfelt
thank you to family, friends and the
community for their generous support
of their team.

When the expression “that kid’s a natural” is mentioned
at St. Joe’s, there is only one name tMarly Quince has
been a member of the Cornwall Colts since the 201112 season.
Quince captained the Colts this past season and led
the team with 64 points (23 goals, 41 assists) during
the regular season and was tied for the CCHL playoff
scoring title after the ﬁrst round of the playoffs with 9
points in 6 games.
Quince picked up at least one point in all six playoff games against Hawkesbury in
round one highlighted by a goal in game 5 in which he shrugged off two defenders
to emerge from behind the net to score.
Sioux Lookout’s favourite son is excited about leading the Colts into the Fred Page
Cup Eastern Canadian Championship which Cornwall is hosting April 29th-May
3rd.
Quince will also be moving on to play for the Clarkson Golden Knights in 2015-16.

have done a lot of runs and triathlons
together. One of us is always up for
that day’s training and makes sure
the other also kicks into gear. I’ve
also had the good fortune to run
with Sheila and Wendell Lafave
since the beginning. We started the
Raisin River Ramblers together and
I got plenty of encouragement and
instruction from Wendell when I ﬁrst
started running.”

By: Derrick LoRusso

E

veryone has their own way of
approaching the idea of exercise,
and beyond that, triathlons. Susan
Kersley came to triathlons from a
very different direction. “Before I
started running, I rode horses for
thirty year, showing English hunters
and foxhunting,” she says.
Having always been physically
active, and having had the beneﬁts
of horseback riding under her belt,
Kersley got her chance join the racing
scene, in 2002. “A friend asked me to
run the Great Raisin River Footrace
5k with her, and I responded by
saying that I didn’t run. But we went
anyway, and that was the beginning
of a lot of races and a lot of fun.”

There are a couple of other
organizations Kersley would like to
give big thanks to, for helping and
encouraging her. “The Cornwall Sea
Lions Masters Swim Club is a very
supportive group of individuals led
by an amazing coach, Bill Lister, to
whom I give all the credit for my
swimming skills and ability,” she
said. “The Cornwall Multisport Club
is also a remarkable group of truly
talented athletes who are always
willing to share their time and effort
to help others seeking to improve
their multisport skills. Both these
organizations are very welcoming to
newcomers.”

Kersley, at the age of 71, still gets
motivation from a simple idea, “I like
to participate and I like to challenge
myself,” she says. “Two main things
keep those thoughts front and centre;
If you sign up for a race, be it a run or
a triathlon, it becomes a commitment
that you work towards. If you are
going to go to a race, you want to do
your best and therefore you need to
train.”

For Kersley, there are many fond
memories of her participation in
races and triathlons. “The fondest
memory for me has to be crossing the
10k ﬁnish line hand in hand with my
daughter at the Toronto Sporting
Continued on page 22

Kersley admits that it is much
easier to train if you have company.
“Donna Magher and I have trained
together for several years and we

Ever Wonder What Goes On In A Typical Week Of
Training at a Professional Boxers Training Camp?
By Jorge Luis

T

he professional ﬁghter must
prepare physically, mentally
and emotionally for the upcoming
bout. Here is a glimpse of training
with a professional boxer for one
week.

First training day of the week
begins with a 60 minute strength
training session. This includes
weight training, circuits, core
work, etc. This is followed by
a session beginning with cardio
work, stretching, and then on to
4 rounds of shadow boxing in the
ring; practicing certain speciﬁc
moves and punch combinations alternating moving left and right.
Whatever a boxer does offensively
to the left he must be able to do to
the right. It’s the mark of a complete
ﬁghter. The boxer then moves on
to pad work with his trainer, who
holds the pads on his hands and
directs the boxer to throw speciﬁc
3-5 punch combinations mixed in
with appropriate defensive moves.
Working speciﬁcally on what the
boxer needs to do on ﬁght night.
This goes for about three 3 minute
rounds - very speciﬁc. The boxer
then does a few rounds of freestyle
pad work reacting to whatever
the trainer calls out or does. The
boxer then moves on to the heavy
bag, working freestyle (meaning
whatever he/she wants) and
working on punch combinations
practised that day. The coach is
nearby, watching and offering tips,
pointers, and correction. During
the second workout of the day, the
afternoon session begins with light
shadow boxing and stretching for
5-10 minutes, followed by skipping
rope for 10-15 minutes.
The
boxer and his team then shadow
box with each other, changing
partners, working on combinations
and defense - “cutting off the
ring”, counters, movement, and all
styles. This is done for 6 rounds of
4 minutes. This is followed by 6
rounds of heavy bag work freestyle
and 6 rounds of 4 minutes each
with 45 second breaks. Abs, neck
exercises, and stretching follow.

Second day is only a gym session
due to the intense work done the
previous day:
5-10 minutes of
skipping rope and stretching;
shadow boxing with a partner for 3
rounds; no-contact work on offense
and defense. This is followed by: 1
round of freestyle work on the heavy
bag; 2 rounds of freestyle pad work
with the trainer; 1 round of shadow
boxing; 2 rounds of shadow boxing
while ducking under a rope; 1
round on the heavy bag alternating
30 seconds of punch outs and 30
seconds working at normal pace; 1
round of heavy bag work 30 seconds
at long range and 30 seconds at
short range, alternating. All rounds
are 4 minutes duration. Stretch and
ﬁnish for the day.
Third day, after loosening up by
skipping rope and shadow boxing,
the boxer spars today...6 rounds 3
minutes each with a 1 minute rest
between. The sparring session is
ﬁlmed and the coach takes notes on
sparring both positive and negative.
After sparring the boxer works abs
and shadow boxes while thinking
about the sparring session. Boxer
and trainer then watch the sparring
session and review notes and ﬁlm
- what was good and what not so
good. It is very helpful for the
boxer to see himself, not just to be
told and shown.
Day four of training, after a day
off, is started with a 1 hour run at
a slow and steady pace maintaining
a heart rate of 120-140 beats per
minute. The night session begins
with loosening up exercises and 2
rounds of freestyle shadow boxing then gearing up to spar. The boxer
will work on speciﬁc things from
the previous sparring session. In
the ﬁrst round of sparring the boxer
takes the action to his opponent,
cutting off the ring - initiating
attacks, while the sparring partner
moves and counters. The next round
is 1 round of shadow boxing. The
second round of contact sparring
is role reversal, with Tony (for
example) moving and countering
while his opponent presses the
action, cutting off the ring and
attacking. Another round of shadow

Left to Right Custio Clayton, Jorge Luis, Tony Luis.

Photo by Elaine Mason

boxing with full gear follows. In
the third round of contact sparring,
Tony initiates attacks while his
sparring partner, counters with 2 and
3 punch combinations. This ends
sparring for the day - a lighter day
with less wear and tear to ward off
injuries and work on speciﬁc moves
and punches from previous full out
sparring session. The boxer then
does 1 round of skipping rope and
1 round of shadow boxing followed
by abs work, neck exercises, and
push up and pull up sets. This is
ﬁnished off with a stretch from head
to toe. Tony also does dumbbell and
sledgehammer workouts with a lot
of core and cardio work. The details
are too numerous to condense in
one article and of course if I told
you all the secrets I would have to
kill you...just kidding!! This is a
sample training week in the life of
local boxer Tony Luis, who recently
defeated highly favoured prospect
Karl Dargan of Philadelphia PA, a

former Pan Am Games Champion.
In closing, Tony was very
fortunate to have Custio Clayton,
former Canadian Olympian and
medallist as a sparring partner.
In fact Tony had harder sparring
sessions in the gym than the bout.
As the old adage says, the more
you sweat in practice the less you
bleed in battle. -- So very true.
Readers please watch for Boxing
on network TV, CBS and NBC are
both running monthly shows and
it’s on free TV.
Watch for Tony “Lightning”
Luis on CBS Sports TV on April
17, 2015. Thank you for reading
my articles and remember boxing
makes young people less violent
not more violent.

Yours in Boxing and all
combat arts
Jorge Luis
Head Coach and President
Champs Eastside Boxing

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Looking Ahead with the Cornwall Colts
By Krystina Caponi

T

he Cornwall Colts Jr. A hockey
team is hosting the Fred Page
Cup this year, and with the team
facing the Carleton Place Canadians
in the semiﬁnals, forwards Tanner
Spink and Matt Morin say they
are preparing to win. The Eastern
Canadian Championship games
will be held in the Seaway city in
April, where the winner will move
on to the national championship
“It’s deﬁnitely a different class of
hockey [the Fred Page Cup],” says
Morin. “The best of the best go to
the tournament, but I think we have
a pretty good chance. Right now we
are focusing on playoffs and trying
Continued from page 20
Life a couple of years ago. It was her
ﬁrst race and she had always told me
she hated running and would never
do it. But my son challenged her to
participate because it was Mother’s
Day and she did it! I’m happy to say
that they both started running because
of me.”

to make it as far as we can. If we
win it will look better going into the
tournament.”

Morin was traded to the Colts,
from Cumberland, at the CCHL
trade deadline. The 20-year-old
says his team has sported a winning
attitude ever since he arrived. After
closing out the ﬁrst series against
Hawkesbury, the Colts will need to
bring that same attitude to the ice
when they face Carleton Place—the
league’s ﬁrst overall team.
“We are trying to play well with
more conﬁdence and focus,” says
Spink, who began playing with the
Colts 3 years ago. “You want to play
for the guy next to you. You want to
play for something.”

Matt Morin

In 2013, Kersley participated in the
International Triathlon Union World
Age Groups in London, England at
the Summer Olympics venue. “It
was an unforgettable experience and
left me with incredible memories. I
even managed to get a Bronze in the
Aquathlon.”

York City - a wish of many years.
“This year I ﬁnally got there, and it
was my good fortune to hit a year of
mild weather and clear roads. I still
struggled with the hills but it was a
great run, and I managed to take quite
a bit of time off the previous record in
my age group.”

Tanner Spinks

as a way of giving back to the sport
and of continuing to be part of it,”
Kersley said, “I started working
on my Ofﬁcials qualiﬁcation last
summer and will do more towards
that end this summer. I will be part
of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ParaPan Am Games Field of Play crew at
the Triathlon events as well as at the
Kersley’s last race participation
“When I can no longer participate
Road Cycling, this summer.”
was the Colton 10 Miler in New in triathlons, I’ll do more ofﬁciating

ith Cornwall set to host the 2015
Fred Page Cup Eastern Canadian
Championship April 29th-May 3rd, and me
being fortunate enough to be a part of the
organizing committee, memories of Fred Page
from the past continue to come up in everyday

Take the inaugural event in Joliette, Quebec – which the Colts were
the (then) CJHL representative. The Colts had a true team dynamic
that season, with local ﬂavor including standout goaltender Yves
Leger (there’s a timeless picture of Leger and back up Gerry Cicciou
celebrating the league championship). That FPC tournament was a
heartbreaker for the Colts as they lost in the ﬁnal. The image of the
spent emotion on the players will forever live in my memory.

But not to be outdone, and with the core of that Colts team
returning, Cornwall ended up cruising to a second straight CJHL
Championship and a berth in the tournament hosted in Halifax.
The Colts were believed to be a favourite to win that tournament
but it wasn’t to be and they came back to Cornwall empty handed,
but still hailed as local heroes for the back to back league titles.
Fast forward to 2000 and the Colts earned their way to the FPC in
Pembroke with their 3rd league championship. That tournament

will always be the most memorable as the Colts won the Fred Page
Cup; earning a berth in the RBC Cup National Championship in
Fort McMurray, Alberta. That Colts team didn’t have the offensive
ﬂair of the previous league championship team but had combined
grit, toughness, and enough scoring talent to be considered one of
the best Colts teams (if not the best) of all time.

The Colts followed that up with a record setting 2000-01 season.
That Colts team put together a franchise best - a .855 winning
percentage while only losing 7 games all season and setting the
team record for goals scored in a season (347). That brought the
Colts their 4th CJHL Championship and a trip to the Fred Page Cup
in Coaticook, Quebec. If it wasn’t for a hot goaltender, (the Colts
outshot their opponents 74-37 but still lost 4-3) Cornwall would’ve
had a second straight entry into the RBC Cup.
In 2003, the Colts hosted their ﬁrst Fred Page Cup tournament
and set a standard of excellence for all tournaments since.

Cornwall’s 5th league (CCHL) title came in the spring of 2013.
After two straight seasons losing in the league ﬁnal series, the Colts
claimed victory and booked their ticket to Truro, Nova Scotia. That
team was led by the ﬁrst ever recipient of the (National) Canadian
Junior Hockey League’s Most Valuable Player award – Michael
Pontarelli.

Will this year’s Colts be able to play poor hosts and win the Fred
Page Cup? They certainly have the talent to accomplish that. The
question will be answered April 29th to May 3rd. Here’s to the
2015 Fred Page Cup Eastern Canadian Championship in Cornwall
raising the bar for future tournaments and hosting cities.

he boys’ basketball program
at St. Lawrence Secondary
School has become a powerhouse in
Eastern Ontario. It was an incredible
year for both the junior and senior
basketball teams, as they ﬁnished
with a combined record of 53 wins
and 16 losses, taking home many
championships along the way.
The junior boys ﬁnished the SDG
season undefeated, capping it off
with a win over Holy Trinity in the
A ﬁnals. They entered the Eastern
Ontario Championships (EOSSAA)
as the number one seed and did not
disappoint as they defeated Almonte
in the championship game. The boys
then ﬁnished off the season by taking
home the Upper Canada School
Board Championship with an exciting
win over Smith Falls. Final stats - 26
wins, 4 losses and 4 championships.
The senior boys also enjoyed a
very successful season, as well. Their
ﬁnal stats - 27 wins, 12 losses and 4
championships. Their playoff season
started by taking home the senior
SDG championship in stunning
fashion - an upset over previously

Submitted photo

St. Lawerence High School Junior and Senior Basketball Teams

undefeated Holy Trinity. The Saints
then ﬁnished second at EOSSAA,
which qualiﬁed them for the Ontario
Championships (OFSAA). Prior to
OFSAA, the boys competed in and
won the Upper Canada Championship
by defeating Smith Falls in the ﬁnals
- redemption for the Saints as Smith

Falls had defeated them earlier in
the year. The Saints entered OFSAA
as the number 11 seed and were in
tough early as they had to face the
eventual silver and fourth place
ﬁnishing teams. Two losses relegated
St. Lawrence to the consolation draw,
where they rallied for three straight

wins, defeating the 14th, 10th and
8th seeded teams, to take home the
consolation championship.
The future looks bright for Saints
basketball, as all but 3 of the 23
players will continue in the program
next year.

Karate Komments

TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ART WEAPONS
By Jim Riddell,
Seaway Karate Club

I

n this issue of Sports Energy we will take a
look at a few of the more popular traditional
martial art weapons, along with their history.
During the 17th century the Ryukyu Islands
(of which Okinawa is the largest) were captured
by the Japanese. Forbidden by the Japanese to
possess weapons, several agricultural implements
used by Okinawan farmers were improvised as
“weapons of opportunity” to defend themselves
and their property. The demonstrated use of most
of these weapons can be observed at the weapons
division of any large karate tournament. Here is
a brief description of the seven most popular
traditional weapons
1)
Bo Staff – was normally one hand-width
longer than the height of the user. This allowed a

safer distance defending against an attacker with
a bladed edge. The Bo staff was originally used
by the Chinese, balanced across the shoulders, to
carry heavy loads.
2)
Nunchaku – was originally used by
farmers in China as a threshing implement for rice
and soy. It consisted of two wooden sticks held
together with horsehair. The binding between
these sticks is one hand-width, and the sticks
should be balanced. The legality of traditional
martial art weapons in Canada is determined
by the Criminal Code, the most speciﬁc being
regulations which prohibit certain weapons, one
of which is the nunchaku. This makes having a
set of wooden, metal, or composite nunchakus in
your possession, a criminal offense. For those
who still would like to train with nunchakus, a
legal substitute is available which is made of soft
foam rubber – they may not be original, but they
are unlikely to cause any legal issues either.
3)
Tonfa – was originally the handle used to
turn a millstone. It has a perpendicular handle
placed at one-third the length of the stick - usually
15” – 20” long. The stick must protrude an inch

or two beyond the elbow. The PR-24 side handle
police baton was derived from the tonfa.
Edged weapons – edged weapons had a sharpened
edge for cutting and slashing, or a sharpened
point for puncturing.
4)
Kama – a sickle used to cut crops
5)
Sai – (pronged truncheon) looks like
a very short sword, and was used in pairs as a
pitchfork. They were quite useful for blocking,
trapping, and countering attacks.
6)
Katana – the Samuri sword. The katana
is worn on the left side, edge upward, and is
drawn in a “sky to ground” fashion; used while
on horseback or on foot.
7)
Bokken – (wooden sword) – used a
training weapon by Samuri because it was
much safer and cheaper, as metal was not easily
obtained. It is still used today for safety reasons
in place of a sword at competitions and in the
dojo.
8)
Next issue – a look at non-traditional
weapons.
Karate Quote: Repetition is the mother of all
skills.

We asked the CMLA Winter Skills Players
What makes you smile?

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The Answer: Playing Lacrosse

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Sharks Runner Up At Challenge Cup
Submitted Article

S

LC Cornwall men’s hockey fairy
tale journey at the Challenge Cup
Championships ends with a Silver
Medal
(Cornwall, ON) It was just not in
the cards for the SLC Sharks men’s
hockey team in the Championship
game at the 2015 Challenge Cup. SLC
battled hard right from puck drop,
but ultimately couldn’t capitalize on
the limited scoring chances they had
against the talented team from Trent
University, losing 2-0 and settling for
the silver medal.
“We needed to score early on when
we had a couple of chances” said
Sharks coach, Sean Boulerice, “But
we either missed the net, had our shot
blocked, or the Trent goalie robbed
us. They [Trent University Excalibur]
are a talented team, and have been all
season.”
You wouldn’t know, by the way the
teams were playing, that they had both Playing in front of the hometown crowd made this year’s Challenge
already played two games that day but players from Trent and SLC were an early lead. SLC looked to have a the ﬁrst period, but Trent responded
ﬂying down the ice looking to take slight edge in shots halfway through with ﬁve solid minutes of pressure
that ended in a big SLC shot block
Champs Eastside Boxing Club
that preserved the scoreless tie.

“A Tale of the Tape”
Lalen Phillips

Lalen Phillips started at Champs Eastside
Boxing a year ago to get in shape, as he
intended to join the armed forces. Since
then he has lost close to 50 pounds….
gone back to school….changed his life
and has recently had two ﬁghts. He
shows so much heart and valour and
in both ﬁghts has won the crowd over,
winning the respect of everyone in the
venue. This 20 year old is a ﬁne young
man who represents himself and Champs
Eastside Boxing with honour and respect.
He is an inspiration to others. For this
and more, Lalen Phillips is our boxer of
Jorge Luis.
the month.

caught themselves puck watching
on a pretty tic-tac-toe Excalibur goal
that had a Trent player all alone at the
side of the net.

Trent would open the scoring early
in the second period, with an Excalibur
forward sneaking in-behind the SLC
defense on a partial breakaway.
SLC responded with good offensive
pressure through shots coming from
the point and getting sticks on the
puck on its way to the Trent goal, but
ultimately not the back of the net.

SLC would call a timeout in the
ﬁnal minute of the game to draw
up a play, but never got the chance
to produce a scoring opportunity,
resulting in the Sharks settling for the
Silver medal.

Trent dictated the play to start
the third with SLC looking out-ofsync in their own end with several
passes missing the tape to escape the
defensive zone. Sharks goaltender
Ryan Cooper was keeping SLC in
it, making several stops down the
stretch. After missing on a glorious
odd man rush chance, the Sharks

of both semiﬁnal games and the
Championship game, and ﬁnally to
all the fans that came out to all ﬁve
SLC games.

“The experiences we had over
the year mean more than a medal or
trophy ever could” said Sharks coach
The Sharks had a great two Mike Pettinella, “This loss still hurts,
minute power play that produced but we have a great group of young
a few scoring chances, but once men in the locker room that have made
again SLC couldn’t capitalize on lasting friendships and experiences as
their opportunity. There was a nerve part of being a member of the Sharks
racking two-minute stretch that had hockey club.”
all ﬁve SLC players on the ice for an
The coaches, players, and athletics
extended shift, but the Sharks were staff would like to thank all the
saved by the second period buzzer volunteers for their help putting
before Trent could spend more time on the Challenge Cup, TV Cogeco
in the offensive end.
for providing live TV coverage

The players and coaches loved
playing in front of their friends and
family in their own rink. It made the
experience of playing in the Challenge
Cup that much more special.

hile players and spectators do
not always agree with the calls
a referee does or doesn’t make during
a game, it is important to keep in
mind that he or she has a difﬁcult task
at hand. While sometimes derided,
most referees go about their job with
a quiet grace. Colin Ashby is a local
referee who has been overseeing
games for more years than he cares
to remember. He is a quiet individual
who has a great love and passion for
the game. Colin started refﬁng novice
hockey at the age of thirteen for some
pocket money. He has always enjoyed
being on the ice and refﬁng as an adult
gives him the opportunity to continue
having a role in a game he loves.
When he started refﬁng, he played
hockey and reffed in “The time that
was left in the week”. He coached for
about ﬁve years before taking a seven-

As the game has changed so has
year break. He returned to the game
in 2005 when his son, Jonah, started Colin’s style. As a thirteen year old
playing hockey.
he did not have the conﬁdence he has
Colin has noticed the game has now. He was afraid of making “the
evolved since he started ofﬁciating. wrong call”. He was not as familiar
He ﬁnds the biggest difference is with the rules as he is now. Now,
the increased speed of the game. he knows the rules “backwards and
The players are much faster and the forwards”. He describes his style as
game is much more intense. As the “Wanting to give the players a chance
players age, they are progressively to play hockey. Let them skate. Only
stronger and faster; much faster than get involved when the players are not
even 10-15 years ago. While things following the rules”. He then takes
have changed for players, they have control before someone gets hurt.
also changed for referees. There is
Having refereed countless games
much more awareness now about over the years, Colin does have
concussions and head injuries. He
some fond memories. The one that
now has to contend with rules that
shines brightest for him happened
have been developed to make the
about six years ago. It was a game
game safer, like the new head contact
5 playoff contest between the Major
penalty. Referees are there not only
Bantam Seaway Valley Rapids and
to ofﬁciate the game, but also to make
certain the game is played in as safe a
manner as possible.

the Gloucester Rangers. The Seaway
team included Grant Cooper who
currently plays for the Cornwall Colts
Junior A team. A hotly contested
game, it was tied going into the ﬁnal
minutes. The game ended in a tie, but
since it was the last of the series, there
was mandatory overtime. The Rapids
came up short after double overtime.
That one game was the equivalent
of two games. Colin also enjoys the
yearly bantam tournament. He likes
“seeing teams from all over, spending
long days at the rink, and hanging out
with fellow refs”. When ofﬁcials are
together they like to exchange war
stories from “our weekends on the ice.
These are the best times as a ref”.
Next time you’re at a local rink, you
might ﬁnd Colin on the ice doing what
he loves.

attention Former Cornwall Royals Players

1971-1982

Wendy MacDonald
has a large collection
of photographs taken
by her father Vernon
MacDonald.
If you played for
the Royals between
1971-1982, she may
have photos of you.
To arrange to
obtain them (FREE)
contact Wendy.

613-933-4003
Local Referee Colin Ashby has a love and passion for the game.

Submitted photo

vmacdonald6@cogeco.ca

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Ski Family Races to Top of the Podium
By Victoria Klassen

T

he four grandchildren
of Mike Bruyere sped
their way into ﬁrst place
ﬁnishes at Titus Mountain.
On Feb. 28, siblings Owen
and Olivia Tyo, and their
cousins Madison and Mason
Bruyere, all placed ﬁrst in
their age categories in the
race. All four of these young
racers are part of the Titus
Mountain Race Program.
Mike Bruyere skis every
weekend with his children
Laurie and David, and his
four grandchildren. David
Bruyere, father of Madison
and Mason, also participates
in the races at Titus. He
placed ﬁrst in his adult
category during the same
race where Madison, Mason,
Owen, and Olivia all topped
the podium.
“It’s cool to see all four

David Bruyere 1st place

of them up there,” David
said. “It’s pretty exciting to
see how good they do, and
watching them progress
every week.”
Eight-year-old Madison
said she loves racing because
she gets “to go fast.” When
asked how she felt after
the race, she said, “Great
because I got a ﬁrst place
trophy.”
Mike said he agreed to
enter a race this year because
his grandchildren had been
begging him to. “I saw all
four of my grandchildren at
the ﬁnish line and they were
all jumping up and down and
cheering,” said Mike, “But
when I stopped, the reason
why they were cheering was
because they had all beat
me!”
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Madison Bruyere 1st place

Olivia Tyo

Owen Tyo 1st place

Mason Bruyere

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Hockey is a Family Affair for The Bellefeuille Family
a great time,” she said. “They’re aged four to six and
you get to know the parents and the kids. I mean, you
or the past six years, the Cornwall Girls Hockey can’t beat a little kid in full hockey gear.”
Association and the Bellefeuille family have become
Volunteering and maintaining such a busy schedule
one cohesive unit. Daughters Ava, 10, and Abbey, 12, is a lot of work for the Bellefeuille family. According
play on atom and peewee teams, while their mother to Al, it’s manageable because it’s a family effort and
Angela is the tyke program convenor and their father they’re all in it together. “What helps a lot is we’re
Al coaches, and is on the association’s executive.
both involved,” he said. “If you don’t have that balance,
Al began coaching six years ago when his oldest if you don’t have that support, then it’s very difﬁcult.
daughter ﬁrst started playing hockey. He said that But being both involved, both engaged, we better
his experience playing hockey as a kid was valuable understand things and we make the time.”
to pass on to his children and the community. “The
The Bellefeuille family is an example of just how
engagement is all for them,” he said. “We might as well important hockey is to the Cornwall community.
get involved and get our hands right into it.”
“Speciﬁcally with girls hockey, it’s a growing trend
Angela works closely with the association’s tyke right now and we’re at around 300 girls involved in our
program for younger children. “With the tykes, I have association and with the new rink being built a few years

By Julianne Bruce

F

Female Sharks Hockey Team
BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS
Submmitted Story

S

LC-Cornwall women’s hockey
defeat University of TorontoScarborough in the ﬁnal game at
the Challenge Cup, winning for the
second consecutive year
(Etobikcoke, ON) The SLCCornwall Sharks women’s hockey
team are back-to-back provincial
champions, after a perfect 4-0
record at the 2015 Challenge
Cup Championship, defeating the
University of Toronto (U of T)Scarborough Maroons 1-0 in the
Championship game.
“We had our best performance of the
entire season at this championship”
said Sharks coach, Sean Boulerice.
“The girls bought into our system
100%, came together as a team, and
really tightened up defensively. Mike
[Pettinella] and I told the girls that
when we tighten up defensively, the
goals will take care of themselves.
We have too much ﬁre power to not
score goals, and that’s exactly what
happened.”
After defeating Conestoga and
Sault College in the round robin, SLC
defeat the number ranked Fanshawe
College Falcons 5-1 in the semiﬁnals, qualifying for the gold medal

game (recaps).
SLC and U of T-Scarborough
looked very well balanced in the
opening frame with most of the play
taking place in the neutral zone.
Roberta Mamakwa would have a
great scoring chance after blocking a
shot on the penalty kill, ﬁnding herself
on a breakaway but was denied by the
goalie. Shortly after, Megan Simpson
nearly earned her sixth point of the
tournament but hit the post.
The Sharks opened the second
period with Annie Young on a
breakaway right off opening face
off but was stopped by the U of
T-Scarborough goalie. The play was
a sign of things to come, as SLC
had excellent offensive pressure all
period and were ﬁnally rewarded
with Megan Simpson standing in the
right spot at the right time, putting in
a loose puck, giving the Sharks a 1-0
lead.
With the Maroons relying on the
stellar play of their goalie, the Sharks
found themselves under pressure
in the third period. Just like in their
last four games, the SLC defense
and goaltending stood tall and kept
U of T-Scarborough to the outer
perimeter, killing off three penalties
and preventing the Maroons from

ago, I think hockey is a big part of our community,”
Photos Supplied
said Al.

Ava Bellefeuillle

Abbey Bellefeuille

The SLC Girls Sharks are all smiles after capturing their 2nd consecutive
Submitted Photo
Challenge Cup Title

getting any quality scoring chances.
U of T-Scarborough had one last
chance on the power play with just
15 seconds left in the game, winning
the offensive faceoff, but the shot
from the point would get deﬂected
into the corner where SLC was able
to kill of the remaining time on the
clock, and hang on for the 1-0 shutout
victory, winning the Challenge
Cup Championship for the second
consecutive year.

“What a great way to lead in to
our year end Athletics banquet next
week- one Silver and a Gold” said
Sharks coach, Mike Pettinella.
“We are so proud of our players all
season both on and off the ice...and
we appreciate the support from our
SLC family.”
After the game, Eliza Earle was
named player of the game for SLC,
after having a stellar performance on
defense for the Sharks.

or Mat Camm, making the
Brier was a dream come
true. The 24 year-old comes
home to Cornwall a proud
member of the new Team
Ontario, which competed in
the tournament for the ﬁrst
time.
“When you start curling
when you’re growing up,
you always imagine making
the Brier,” he says. “It was a
special moment for all of us,
we were all ecstatic to be there,
to represent the province, and
to play the best team in the
world.”
The team won ﬁve games,
lost six, and ﬁnished ninth
overall. But despite the ninth

place ﬁnish, Camm says Team
Ontario was a stone’s throw
from victory.
“There are a whole handful
of teams you could have
picked to make the playoffs,
so we were pretty excited to
ﬁnish ﬁve and six,” he says.
“We were only a couple of
inches away from winning
two games, which would have
put us in the playoffs.”
Camm says the games
against Team Canada and
Newfoundland and Labrador
were especially ﬁerce. But the For Matt Camm, dreams do come true
Submitted Photo
greatest challenge his team
Camm says Team Ontario
faced wasn’t on the ice –it was really got to buckle down and
focus on making your shots,” will face its next big challenge
in their heads.
he says. “It’s just really an eye in the fall, at the Ontario
“You’re playing the best opener on how high your level Curling Tour championships.
teams in the world and you’ve has to be.”

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